Men's Track & Field News

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the All-Academic individuals and teams this past Friday, July 27 for the 2016-17 NCAA Division III Track & Field season.

During the 2016-17 academic year, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department won 14 hard-fought regular season championships in the Southern Californian Intercollegiate and its athletes were honored with many outstanding awards.

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the recipients of the All-America honors for the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season on Tuesday, choosing them by virtue of finishing in the top-8 in their events.

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Track & Field Team bid farewell to Ohio after completing the final day of the NCAA Track & Field Championships. Despite not taking first place in their events, the Stags and Athenas hold their heads high after all the hard work they put in this season and for making it this far.

The pouring rain and winds set the stage for several unpredictable results at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Track & Field program saw six of its athletes compete on the first day.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named Joshua Sealand (HMC ’17) and Vaiva Palunas (SC ’17) to the 2017 Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, an award given to the best track and field athletes of each region.

After a successful regular season, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track and field program saw 10 athletes qualify for the NCAA Championship in Geneva, Ohio. The top-20 male student-athletes of each event were accepted into the national championship as were the top-22 female student-athletes.

The third SCIAC Multi-Dual proved to be the charm for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track and field program this past Saturday as both the men and women’s team took first place to sit on top of the SCIAC standings.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is joining NCAA Division III programs nationwide to celebrate the impact of athletics and student-athletes on college campuses. From April 3-9, CMS will be sharing videos that document just a few of the hundreds of stories about why our student-athletes play DIII.

A handful of members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track & field team competed on Saturday at the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State University. The field was comprised of post-collegiate athletes and Division I powerhouse schools like USC, Air Force, Brigham Young, UNLV, Wisconsin, and San Diego State.

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track & field program sent a contingent of athletes to the Hornet Invitational at the Sacramento State University on Friday and Saturday for an opportunity to compete against a tough field of Division I, II and post-collegiate athletes.

Several personal records were set by the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track and field team at the Occidental Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic on Saturday, including a few top three finishes. Only a couple throwers and the CMS distance runners participated at this meet, competing against athletes from several Division I and II schools as well as all of the SCIAC.

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps track season opened up with the Rossi Relays, an unofficial NCAA event held in honor of former CMS athlete Carl Rossi (CMC '84), on Saturday afternoon. All but one of the SCIAC schools and ten other colleges in Southern California.